Winrs Local Command Execution

Detects the execution of Winrs.exe where it is used to execute commands locally. Commands executed this way are launched under Winrshost.exe and can represent proxy execution used for defense evasion or lateral movement.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform: Linux macOS Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
Log source product: windows
Log source category: process_creation

Known benign triggers

Unlikely

References

Links the source published beside this detection. Reference is the link the source wrote, unmodified. Class is decided by this catalogue from the host and path, not stated by the source. Cited by counts published detections citing the same resource, including this one, and the sources beneath it count the repositories this catalogue ingests, which is not the same as independent research.
Reference	Class	Cited by
cardinalops.com/blog/living-off-winrm-abusing-complexity-in-remote-management/	Unclassified	2
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/winrs	Product documentation	Only this detection cites it

Detection rules

Winrs Local Command Execution

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Known benign triggers

MITRE ATT&CK mappings

References

From the source

Licence

Authorship

Detection rules